Scheibler v. Highmark Blue Shield
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Donna Scheibler (“Scheibler”) brought suit in a Pennsylvania state court against Highmark Blue Shield and Keystone Health Plan West, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) for claims related to the alleged denial of certain health care benefits to which she claimed her husband was entitled under her health care plan. The Defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, which dismissed the complaint in its entirety as completely preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29…
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